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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o ... Therapy: Xanthine Oxidase ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #ULT
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Clinical Findings ... Memory impairment out ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... • Clinically ... disorders • Diagnosis ... and Treatment Algorithm ... #eosinophils #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Causes of Fever CRITICAL ... DIAGNOSES: - ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Malignancy - Gout ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... Look out for a delta ... The definitive treatment ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical ... #Diagnosis
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... Proposed anti-oxidant ... #HRS #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... osteoarthritis, gout ... Treatment: admission ... Ciprofloxacin OR Imipenem Clinical ... patient admitted for treatment
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
BRASH Syndrome ... waves (Bradycardia out ... hyperkalemia) BRASH Treatment ... • Aggressive treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... Disorders of Gut-Brain ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Abdomino-phrenic Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • Clinical ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... pericarditis • Rule out